Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability
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The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) was the directorate of the External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU) that served as operational headquarters (OHQ) for the civilian missions of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). In March 2025 the CPCC was superceded by the EU Civilian Operations Headquarters.{{cite web|url=https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/common-security-and-defence-policy-new-headquarters-eu%E2%80%99s-civilian-missions_en|title=Common Security and Defence Policy: New Headquarters for the EU's civilian missions|date=10 March 2025|access-date=13 March 2025}}
Through the Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC), the CPCC cooperated with its military counterpart, the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC).{{cite web|url=https://cdn4-eeas.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/cdn/farfuture/aGKF41zrLDLuNeg8csm24scxmjEwj4JBvrRbaLeaY4M/mtime:1542656575/sites/eeas/files/mpcc_factsheet_november_2018.pdf|format=PDF|date=November 2018|title=THE MILITARY PLANNING AND CONDUCT CAPABILITY (MPCC)|website=Cdn4-eeas.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121203956/https://cdn4-eeas.fpfis.tech.ec.europa.eu/cdn/farfuture/aGKF41zrLDLuNeg8csm24scxmjEwj4JBvrRbaLeaY4M/mtime:1542656575/sites/eeas/files/mpcc_factsheet_november_2018.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=dead}}
The CPCC was situated in the Kortenberg building in Brussels, Belgium, along with a number of other CSDP bodies.
Director
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The CPCC Director, as Civilian Operations Commander (Civ OpCdr), exercises command and control at strategic level for the operational planning and conduct of all civilian crisis management operations. The Civ OpCdr is assisted by number of senior policy experts.
Divisions
The CPCC was composed of the following divisions as of September 2019:{{Cite web|url=https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/military-and-civilian-missions-and-operations/5438/civilian-planning-and-conduct-capability-cpcc_en|title=The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC)|id=Organisation|website=EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission|access-date=26 September 2019}}
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=Conduct of operations=
The Conduct of Operations Division is in continuous contact with the civilian CSDP missions. On behalf of the Civ OpCdr it supports Heads of Mission (HoMs) and mission staff to deliver on their respective mandates, and ensures that the political objectives of the High Representative (HR/VP) and the member states are followed by the missions.
The division consists of three geographically-organised sections, made up of administrator (AD) and assistant (AST) officials, seconded national experts including subject matter experts on policing, rule of law and maritime issues:
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia/Middle East
This division also has responsibility for the revision of OPLANs in line with CIVCOM and PSC advice.
=Chief of Staff/Horizontal Co-ordination=
The Chief of Staff Division is responsible for internal co-ordination of day-to-day issues. On top of that it has strategic responsibilities which are carried out by two sections:
- Operational Capability: This section is primarily responsible for providing guidance on cross-cutting issues such as lessons learnt, including the development of operational guidelines to ensure greater consistency and coherence on operational mandate delivery.
- Operational Planning: This section supports operational planning and establishment of civilian CSDP missions, establishing Planning Teams to develop operational planning documents such as the Concept of Operation (CONOPS) and Operational Plan (OPLAN), and to support Missions in all aspects of their start-up phase.
=Mission Personnel=
The Missions Personnel Division is in charge of human resources policy for civilian missions and organises the selection of international mission staff. The division is responsible for seconded Staff and interacts with the seconding authorities on all issues related to the secondments. For international contracted staff, the division is in charge of horizontal contractual issues and coordinates all legal aspects, as well as litigation. The division is the data protection correspondent for the civilian missions, and coordinates Ombudsman cases for the Directorate. The division is the lead service for the Goalkeeper project, which is the main IT instrument for the selection of staff. the contacts assists the Missions in the management of their staff. Together with Missions Operational Support Division the Mission Personnel Division develops IT applications for human resources management.
=Missions Operational Support=
The Missions Operational Support Division is responsible for CIS, IT applications as well as logistics and procurement at Headquarters level. The Division manages the delivery of equipment to the ten civilian CSDP Missions, ensuring that all the financial and legal rules are adhered to in the procurement and usage of such equipment. In this function, the division also liaises with the civilian CSDP Warehouse located in Southern Sweden and managed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Furthermore, the division assists the civilian Missions in defining and managing their budgets with the relevant stakeholders (EU Member States and Foreign Policy Instruments). The division is the contact point of the CPCC for the RELEX Working Group of the Council.
Role in the command and control structure
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See also
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External links
- {{Official|https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/military-and-civilian-missions-and-operations_en/5438/The%20Civilian%20Planning%20and%20Conduct%20Capability%20(CPCC)}}
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